Programs
The Multi-Faith Centre develops programming with students, staff, chaplains and faculty to explore religious and spiritual pluralism, personal and community development and interfaith cooperation for social justice.
Students develop their skills as critical thinkers, ethical decision makers and socially responsible citizens for a multi-faith global society.
Students also explore questions of religious identity, spiritual well-being, meaning and purpose as well as the intersection of other identities such as racialized identity, gender, sexual orientation and economic status.
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Brown Girls Yoga
A weekly series of yoga classes designed for female-identifying students who identify as black, indigenous or a person of colour. These classes are friendly to students of all body-types/sizes and skill-levels.Brown Girl's Yoga sessions also provides a queer and trans-positive space.
Brown Girls Yoga is joint program presented by the Multi-Faith Centre in partnership with First Nations House and the Centre for Women and Trans People, University of Toronto.
Dates: TBA
Times: TBA
Location: TBA
Eco-Spirituality Programming
Ecology and Spirituality is an interfaith group at U of T. Our goal is to link environmentalists, theorists and activists who care about the Earth and who bring a particular faith perspective, spirituality or religious commitment to ecological work.
We learn about the unique perspectives of different faith traditions concerning Earth and Creation. We plan, organize and promote events related to ecology and spirituality and draw on spiritual traditions to sustain our work as environmentalists, teachers, learners and participants with Earth in the story of the cosmos.
Find more information about the Ecology and Spirituality Program!
Join the Eco-Spirituality Facebook page to find new events and programs.
Fun Food and Friends
Each academic term and on a weekly basis, the Multi-Faith Centre and a rotating group of student organizations will host Fun Food and Friends. All students are encouraged to join us for healthy snacks and good company.
No Registation Required.
Dates: Every Wednesday
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Location: Multi-Faith Centre
Find more information about the Fun, Food and Friends Program!
Heart Works Student Group Initiative Fund
The Heart Works Fund has been established by the Multi-Faith Centre for Spiritual Study and Practice to provide financial support for student group initiatives that aspire to create opportunities for critical and respectful exploration of questions of religious and spiritual pluralism.
The fund seeks to support such initiatives led by Ulife-recognized student groups at St. George campus.
The Multi-Faith Centre is especially interested in supporting student group initiatives that challenge prejudice and discrimination based on religion, race and other intersecting identities.
JourneyDance
JourneyDance is a rejuvenating pick-me-up. It is not about learning steps, but about revealing, recovering and rediscovering natural intuitive movements. It activates and utilizes imagination while drawing upon improvisational dance, yoga, ritual and theatre to create a barefoot celebration of the human spirit. Stress reduction with music and movement! No experience is necessary! Comfortable clothing an asset!
The event is facilitated by Sheilagh McGlynn, who is passionate in working with young adults by enabling them to connect explorations of self with working for justice in this world. In addition to working with young people in the field of international development Sheilagh is also a Registered Psychotherapist. In her free time you might find Sheilagh on the dance floor, catching a yoga class or riding her bike on the Lakeshore trail in Toronto.
This program is sponsored in partnership with the Athletic Centre.
Dates: Thursdays
Time: 6:10 p.m. -7:00 p.m.
Location: Athletic Centre
Massage Days!
Drop-by the Multi-Faith Centre for a moment of wellness and find your inner zen!
2018 Dates: September 20, October 18, November 15 and December 6.
2019 Dates: January 17, February 14, March 14 and April 4.
Times: 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: Multi-faith Centre
Reading Abrahamic Scriptures Together
Reading Abrahamic Scriptures Together is open to all students with an interest in studying Jewish, Christian and Muslim scriptures.
Students from all religious and academic backgrounds are welcome to participate in a close reading of scripture that opens new conversations and discovers interesting relationships across the three faiths. The key to scriptural reasoning is friendship rather than consensus.and wouldn’t that be a great thing to do over pizza?!
Textual Studies with a Twist! Let’s Read Together!
Dates: Every Thursdays, from September 20, 2018 to March 25, 2019
Time: 4:10 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Location: Multi-Faith Centre (569 Spadina Ave)
Room Number: 3rd floor, Meeting room
Please register at: multi.faith@ ucw88 da ga
www.wisdomgettingloaded.com or drop-in any time to learn together and meet a new friend.
Resisting Oppression and Reclaiming Spirituality
Resisting Oppression and Reclaiming Spirituality (ROARS) is a student-led peer support group that provides a safe(r) space for self-identified women, trans, two-spirited, and gender non-binary/non-conforming people to examine the impact of oppressive -isms and reclaim your own spirituality.
Date: Every first and third Tuesday of the month.
Time: 6:30 p.m to 8:00 p.m.
Location: Centre for Women & Trans People (CWTP)
Qu(e)erying Religion
Where queerness intersects with spiritualties, faiths and cultures at the University of Toronto.
Spirit Singers - Celebrating Diversity and Our Common Humanity
Like to sing? Want to make the world a better place?
Join a non-auditioned choral ensemble of U of T students to celebrate diversity and foster interfaith and intercultural understanding. The Spirit Singers affirms our common humanity in the quest for peace and justice. Come make a new friend along the way!
